Golden casket for Mexican drug lord 'El Mencho'

Dozens of people accompanied the funeral procession, many carrying black umbrellas on a sunny day and with a band playing Mexican regional music known as banda.

The Attorney General's Office declined to confirm the location of El Mencho's burial for "security reasons."

There had been stepped up security since Sunday around a funeral home where large flower wreaths had been arriving without a name.

The Mexican army killed Oseguera Cervantes just over a week ago while attempting to capture him. 

Oseguera Cervantes' killing set off retaliation by the cartel in numerous states. 

More than 70 people died between the military operation and the violence that followed.

The government said that security operations continue against other high-ranking members of the cartel.